Magnetic poetry online, geek kit…i created this using ALL original words given.
summer solstice
22 Jun 2018 5 Comments
in couplet Tags: ball, couplets, hot, June, rain, summer, sun
Rhyming couplets with Frank at dVerse…
notice yesterday’s date marked june twenty-one
means every day now we’ll see less of the sun
calendar says it was first day of summer
heat and humidity might be a bummer
we’ve had plenty of rain, thick clouds hide the sun
a hot sunny day watching ball sounds like fun!
his & her harleys
21 Jun 2018 9 Comments
in quadrille Tags: cycle, fragile, life, nest, parents, son, thrill, wheels
teen-age male on
testosterone
in search of new
thrills-on-wheels
dreams of motorcycle;
engine roar combines
with speed’s blur…
wind-in-face freedom.
middle-age parents’
experienced concern
envisions fragile-ness
of life-and-limb;
postpone possibility
until son leaves family nest…
Forty-four word quadrille for “cycle” prompt at dVerse Poets this week…
man overboard, oyogi!
18 Jun 2018 Leave a comment
in senryu, Uncategorized Tags: aircraft carrier, father, navy, swim
Oyogi, Japanese for “swimming”, prompt featured at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai
father joined navy
- Anchors Away!
tells stories of sailors who
learned to swim at sea…
necessary life skill while
aboard aircraft carrier
texting: italic to gothic
18 Jun 2018 2 Comments
in decastitch Tags: calligraphy, ink, manuscript, parchment, scribes
A “decastitch” poem of one stanza, ten lines, ten syllables each. Linking to the dark side of the moon
writer’s birthday gift: calligraphy kit
with how-to manual, paper and ink
pen with precise metal nibs in three widths
hold tip at forty-five degree angle
blotting excess ink on paper towel
discover classic skill of ancient scribes
consider precious manuscripts preserved
carefully practice each alphabet style
experimenting with parchments and fonts
admire peacock blue, favorite ink hue
lifespan
14 Jun 2018 Leave a comment
in Uncategorized Tags: believe, breathe, life
breathe
receive
leave
believe
achieve
grieve
bereave
for love of chlorophyll
13 Jun 2018 Leave a comment
in classical haiku Tags: gowth, leaves, maple, summer, sunlight
Linking to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai where kigo (season word) is young maple leaves.
photo by lynn
young maple leaves
ecstasy of summer growth
in dappled sunlight
hearts like leaves
10 Jun 2018 8 Comments
in classical haiku Tags: glory, leaves, moonflowers, night, starlight
to be human
08 Jun 2018 9 Comments
i am not a beast
i am not genderless
i am not invincible
i am not a victim
i am not innocent
i am not perfect
i am not alone
i am a holy breath
i am engendered
i am vulnerable
i am an overcomer
i am forgiven
i am in process
i am connected
Linking to dVerse Poets pub…cheers!
shincha flavors life
07 Jun 2018 2 Comments
in tanka Tags: chai, cup, gratitude, leaves, workers
Carpe Diem Haiku Kai‘s early summer kigo word is shincha, meaning new tea.
black? chai? or rooibos?
search for favorite cup as
workers pick tea leaves
remember hours of labor
gratitude steeping new brew
hana tachibana
06 Jun 2018 Leave a comment
in haiku Tags: blossoms, breeze, mandarin orange, memories
Hana Tachibana means “mandarin orange blossoms” and is a Japanese “kigo”, season word, used in haiku and featured at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai.
fresh breeze scented by
mandarin orange blossoms
tang of memories
shy century
05 Jun 2018 5 Comments
in senryu, tanka Tags: birthday, cake, century, grandma, heaven, party
hoped to celebrate
grandma’s one hundredth birthday
but she passed away…
left us behind with no cake
she’s partying in heaven!
Elsie’s 100th tanka challenge at Ramblings of a Writer. My dear Grandma Gertie nearly reached 100 years…can you imagine living for a century?
